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Friday, Oct. 19, 2012

SALT LAKE CITY — Juanita Jean Engar, 90, passed away Oct. 8, 2012.

Engar was born June 23, 1922 in Manhattan, N.Y. to Jose and Maria Ruiz. She married Army veteran Peter Paul Engar Sr. in 1942. She volunteered tirelessly for the Sorenson Deaf & Hard of Hearing Center and the Blind Center of Utah. A faithful member of the Catholic Church, she was a eucharistic minister for Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.

Engar was preceded in death by her husband; parents; brothers Charles, Jose and Julius; sister Mary, and daughter-in-law Carol.

Engar is survived by her children, Cynthia Jean Engar (Nick) Kapos and Peter Paul Engar Jr.; granddaughter Katelyn Engar; sister Elizabeth Albano and brother Edward Ruiz.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.

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